2024 Gold Coast City Council election
Election of mayor and councillors to Gold Coast City Council
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The 2024 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.[1]
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16 March 2024
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All 15 seats on Gold Coast City Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 79.94% ( 5.82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent mayor Tom Tate was re-elected to serve a record fourth term in office.[2][3]
Background
Division 9 councillor Glenn Tozer, who was elected as Independent LNP, left the Liberal National Party in June 2020 to sit as an independent.[4][5]
On 23 August 2023, Division 7 councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden was charged by Queensland Police with the murder of his stepfather, 58-year-old Robert Lumsden.[6][7] He was suspended as a councillor on 15 September 2023, but is re-contesting his seat.[8][9]
Retiring councillors
Independent
Independent LNP
- William Owen-Jones (Division 2) - announced retirement on 9 February 2023[12]
- Cameron Caldwell (Division 4) – won Liberal National preselection for the federal seat of Fadden and won the 2023 Fadden by-election
- Hermann Vorster (Division 11) – won Liberal National preselection for the state seat of Burleigh on 29 October 2023[13]
Candidates
A total of 46 candidates ran for election. Incumbents are shown in bold text.
| Ward | Held by | Independent LNP | Independent | Animal Justice | Others |
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| Mayor | Independent LNP | Tom Tate Virginia Freebody |
Danielle Dunsmore Rosie Foster Brett Lambert Gary Pead Lavinia Rampino Eddy Sarroff |
Jennifer Horsburgh | |
| Division 1 | Independent | Mark Hammel | Lisa Findlay | ||
| Division 2 | Independent LNP | Naomi Fowler | Ben Findlay | ||
| Division 3 | Independent | Donna Gates Michael Banham |
Tamzin Revell (Ind. UAP) | ||
| Division 4 | Independent LNP | Shelley Curtis | |||
| Division 5 | Independent | Peter Young Craig Bastin Katherine Brooke Martin Vincent |
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| Division 6 | Independent LNP | Brooke Patterson | Samantha Delmege David E. Woodley |
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| Division 7 | Independent LNP | Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden Joe Wilkinson |
Bruce Byatt Joel McInnes Edward Sarroff Jenna Schroeder |
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| Division 8 | Independent LNP | Bob La Castra | Monique Jeremiah | ||
| Division 9 | Independent | Sarah Denny Glenn Tozer |
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| Division 10 | Independent LNP | Darren Taylor | Mona Hecke | ||
| Division 11 | Independent LNP | Dan Doran | Nicholas Rone | ||
| Division 12 | Independent | Luke Henderson | Nick Marshall Cathy Osborne |
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| Division 13 | Independent | Nikki Archer Josh Martin |
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| Division 14 | Independent | Kath Down Gail O'Neill |
Benjamin Theakstone |
Results
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 170,150 | 51.82 | −3.91 | |
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 68,061 | 20.73 | +20.73 | |
| Independent | Danielle Dunsmore | 25,983 | 7.91 | +7.91 | |
| Animal Justice | Jennifer Horsburgh | 18,130 | 5.52 | +5.52 | |
| Independent | Rosie Foster | 14,642 | 4.46 | +4.46 | |
| Independent | Lavinia Rampino | 9,137 | 2.78 | +2.78 | |
| Independent LNP | Virginia Freebody | 7,800 | 2.38 | −3.23 | |
| Independent | Brett Lambert | 7,581 | 2.31 | −3.97 | |
| Independent | Gary Pead | 6,846 | 2.09 | −0.43 | |
| Total formal votes | 328,330 | 95.45 | +0.86 | ||
| Informal votes | 15,641 | 4.55 | −0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 343,971 | 79.94 | +5.82 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Tom Tate | 177,666 | 66.32 | −0.61 | |
| Independent | Eddy Sarroff | 90,218 | 33.68 | +33.68 | |
| Independent LNP hold | |||||
Councillors
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Independent | 202,972 | 66.98 | 7 | ||||
| Independent LNP | 89,919 | 29.67 | 7 | ||||
| Animal Justice | 7,942 | 2.62 | 0 |  | |||
| Independent UAP | 2,222 | 0.73 | 0 | | |||
Division 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Mark Hammel | 19,347 | 76.91 | +31.12 | |
| Animal Justice | Lisa Findlay | 5,810 | 23.09 | ||
| Turnout | 26,281 | 77.80 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Division 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Naomi Fowler | 18,734 | 73.35 | ||
| Independent | Ben Findlay | 6,807 | 26.65 | ||
| Turnout | 26,535 | 81.97 | |||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor William Owen-Jones (Independent LNP) did not recontest.
Division 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Donna Gates | 15,852 | 68.01 | −8.12 | |
| Independent | Michael Banham | 5,233 | 22.45 | ||
| Independent UAP | Tamzin Revell | 2,222 | 9.53 | ||
| Turnout | 24,553 | 77.15 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Division 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Shelley Curtis | unopposed | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Incumbent councillor Cameron Caldwell (Independent LNP) did not recontest after winning the 2023 Fadden by-election.
Division 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Peter Young | 15,349 | 61.83 | ||
| Independent | Martin Vincent | 5,106 | 20.57 | ||
| Independent | Katherine Brooke | 3,797 | 15.29 | ||
| Independent | Craig Bastin | 574 | 2.31 | ||
| Turnout | 26,104 | 82.33 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Division 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Brooke Patterson | 10,820 | 50.81 | +11.54 | |
| Independent | Samantha Delmege | 8,422 | 39.55 | ||
| Independent | David E. Woodley | 2,055 | 9.65 | ||
| Turnout | 22,274 | 76.52 | |||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
Division 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Joe Wilkinson | 5,882 | 24.32 | ||
| Independent | Jenna Schroeder | 5,311 | 21.96 | ||
| Independent LNP | Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden | 5,234 | 21.64 | −39.59 | |
| Independent | Joel McInnes | 3,285 | 13.58 | ||
| Independent | Edward Sarroff | 3,016 | 12.47 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Byatt | 1,460 | 6.04 | ||
| Turnout | 25,426 | 80.64 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent LNP | Joe Wilkinson | 8,410 | 53.22 | ||
| Independent | Jenna Schroeder | 7,392 | 46.78 | ||
| Independent LNP gain from Independent LNP | Swing | ||||
Division 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Bob La Castra | 14,463 | 64.93 | +12.34 | |
| Independent | Monique Jeremiah | 7,813 | 35.07 | ||
| Turnout | 23,332 | 80.92 | |||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
Division 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Glenn Tozer | 16,589 | 69.09 | +8.70 | |
| Independent | Sarah Denny | 7,422 | 30.91 | ||
| Turnout | 24,947 | 83.18 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor Glenn Tozer was elected as Independent LNP but left the LNP in June 2020.[23][24]
Division 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent LNP | Darren Taylor | 14,196 | 60.48 | +9.82 | |
| Independent | Mona Hecke | 9,279 | 39.52 | ||
| Turnout | 24,523 | 75.91 | |||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
Division 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent LNP | Dan Doran | 14,189 | 60.65 | ||
| Independent LNP | Nicholas Rone | 9,207 | 39.35 | ||
| Turnout | 24,798 | 80.46 | |||
| Independent LNP hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor Hermann Vorster (Independent LNP) did not recontest.[28]
Division 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Nick Marshall | 8,392 | 37.73 | ||
| Independent | Cathy Osborne | 7,450 | 33.49 | +5.53 | |
| Independent LNP | Luke Henderson | 6,401 | 28.78 | ||
| Turnout | 23,228 | 78.73 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor Pauline Young (Independent) did not recontest.
Division 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Josh Martin | 12,015 | 54.84 | ||
| Independent | Nikki Archer | 9,896 | 45.16 | ||
| Turnout | 23,050 | 78.01 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
- Incumbent councillor Daphne McDonald (Independent) did not recontest.
Division 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gail O'Neill | 9,844 | 45.94 | −16.41 | |
| Independent | Kath Down | 9,451 | 44.11 | ||
| Animal Justice | Benjamin Theakstone | 2,132 | 9.95 | ||
| Turnout | 22,618 | 77.05 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||